NotMyFault Posted September 28 Share Posted September 28 Hi, I try to find a way to get a live pixelation effect for 2 reasons: The available destructive pixelation filter is broken for even integers (creates blurriness) There is no live pixelation filter What is possible is to use a linked pixel layer and have the copy scaled by integre factors e.g. 8. This will show a nice pixelated result. The issue is that it will not automatically update to anything except its own pixel content. Child layers get ignored. So next trial is to use merge down, to have a single-click update solution. Issue: If you use merge down with vector layers, the link stays intact If you use merge down with pixel content, the link state gets lost. Only the copy shows link state. In my view it is a bug that the target layer of a merge down losses its layer link state if the upper layer is a pixel layer. Side note: when you try to re-establish the link between layers Affinity often (freezes and never comes back to live until you force-close the app), on all platforms (Mac, Win, iPad). I get this behaviour on all my devices, for newly created documents. After some minutes of editing with linked pixel layers and further edits 8including merge down to on of the linked layer) Affinity becomes unusable. Every single time, on every device. Quote Mac mini M1 A2348 | Windows 10 - AMD Ryzen 9 5900x - 32 GB RAM - Nvidia GTX 1080 LG34WK950U-W, calibrated to DCI-P3 with LG Calibration Studio / Spider 5 iPad Air Gen 5 (2022) A2589 Special interest into procedural texture filter, edit alpha channel, RGB/16 and RGB/32 color formats, stacking, finding root causes for misbehaving files, finding creative solutions for unsolvable tasks, finding bugs in Apps. My posts focus on technical aspects and leave out most of social grease like „maybe“, „in my opinion“, „I might be wrong“ etc. just add copy/paste all these softeners from this signature to make reading more comfortable for you. Otherwise I’m a fine person which respects you and everyone and wants to be respected. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NotMyFault Posted September 28 Author Share Posted September 28 Below one occurrence where the link status vanishes. Shown in Dartboard 2, but clicking the arrows jumps to a layer where link vanished. The embedded file is configured for continuous export (background.PNG). image 1: one part of linked layers still shown Image 2: the source image lost its linked state Pixelated by Embedded link bug.afphoto Embedded Text for pixelated.afphoto Quote Mac mini M1 A2348 | Windows 10 - AMD Ryzen 9 5900x - 32 GB RAM - Nvidia GTX 1080 LG34WK950U-W, calibrated to DCI-P3 with LG Calibration Studio / Spider 5 iPad Air Gen 5 (2022) A2589 Special interest into procedural texture filter, edit alpha channel, RGB/16 and RGB/32 color formats, stacking, finding root causes for misbehaving files, finding creative solutions for unsolvable tasks, finding bugs in Apps. My posts focus on technical aspects and leave out most of social grease like „maybe“, „in my opinion“, „I might be wrong“ etc. just add copy/paste all these softeners from this signature to make reading more comfortable for you. Otherwise I’m a fine person which respects you and everyone and wants to be respected. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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